Card holder



B. L. MISHEY July 10, 1934.

CARD HOLDER Filed Aug. 4, 1953 24236 Lms/Ze BY @myrm ATTO R N EY WITNESS:

Patented July 10, 1934 CARD HOLDER Blake L. Mishey, Cleveland, Ohio Application August 4,

1 Claim.

The invention relates to a card holder and more'particularly to a holder for passes, as for example, a railway pass or the like.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character, wherein a card, such as a railway pass, can be conven-' iently placed therein so that the indicia thereon as appearing on both sides may be readily visible from without the holder, thus eliminating the necessity of the removal of the card therefrom and at the same time protecting such card from becoming soiled and mutiliated from excessive handling.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character, wherein the construction thereof is novel in form so that a card or pass to be used on carriers, as for example, street, bus or steam railways, will be conveniently held and supported upon an article of clothing, pocketbook, memorandum book, package or other place of convenience for the inspection of the card or pass without necessity of its removal from the holder.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character which is extremely simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in its purpose, light in weight yet strong, durable, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction,

combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the holder constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the clip as-- sociated with the holder.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the card or pass holder comprises a fiat case A formed from sheet celluloid cut and folded on itself to provide the opposite transparent sides 5 and 6, respectively, and the folded-over side edges 7 and a turned-over one end edge 8, respectively. The body of the case A is of a size and shape to accommodate a card 9 issued in the nature of a 1933, Serial No. 683,705

pass for a carrier, such as a street car, bus or steam railway service, although any other style or type of card may be confined and held within the case, as the occasion may require.

In association with the case A is an attaching clip formed from a single length of inherently resilient wire 10 bent on itself to provide opposed substantially L-shaped limbs or legs 11, these being inserted within the case A, and a foldedover bail-like jaw 12 of substantially U formation which overhangs one side of said case -A exteriorly thereof, the limbs or legs being confined close to or against the folded-over edges '7 and 8 The jaw 12 is adapted for the attachment of the case A to a pocket, purse, package or any other convenient article for the retention of the case A with the card 9 therein so that the issuance data or indicia prescut on the card at the outer face thereof may be clearly visible and thereby eliminating the necessity of the removal of the card from the case A when such card is to be displayed, in this instance it being in the nature of a pass.

The body constituting the case A may be termed an envelope, open at one end only and of transparency throughout.

struction and manner of use of the holder will be clearly understood and therefore a more extended explanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is:

A holder of the kind described comprising a flat transparent envelope open only at one end, and a clip carrying said envelope and comprising a single length of inherently resilient wire bent on itself to provide opposed substantially L-shaped limbs and a folded-over bail-like jaw of substantially U formation, the limbs being inserted within the envelope and the foldled-over bail-like jaw against the folded-over side edges of said envelope, said bail-like jaw being formed with bends directing the end portion of the jaw inwardly against the envelope.

BLAKE L. MISHEY. 

